Mark Potash

Bears coach Marc Trestman, responding to a report that his team was in a “state of crisis,” said Monday he feels he has the full support of Bears management and his players after a 3-5 first-half that ended with a 51-23 loss to the New England Patriots last week. “The support in this building has

The doors to the Bears locker room were closed tight after their 51-23 loss to the New England Patriots, but Brandon Marshall was much more subdued this time. “We know we are a good football team. We just haven’t played like that the last couple weeks,” Marshall said after the Bears fell to 3-5. “The

Brandon Marshall’s locker room rant after the loss to the Dolphins was not just the emotion of the moment. It still lingers. And that’s just how he wants it. “It’s fuel,” the Bears wide receiver said Friday. “You’ve got to take that frustration and use it as fuel. I’m going to be frustrated until we

Marc Trestman missed his cue. The almost comically slipshod condition of Soldier Field’s grass surface during Sunday’s game between the Bears and the Miami Dolphins — with players on both teams slipping and falling, often tackling themselves — led to the inevitable question for Trestman on Monday: Does the condition of the surface impact his

Is Jay Cutler worth it? When the Bears signed Cutler to a 7-year, $126-million contract that essentially was a three-year, $54 million deal, the assumption was that Cutler would continue to progress towards “elite” status and eventually get there under the tutelage of coach Marc Trestman. We’re still a long way from making a final

BEST BET GIANTS AT COWBOYS Line: Cowboys by 6.5. Total: 47.5. Records (overall/ATS): Giants 3-3/3-3; Cowboys 5-1/4-2. Outlook: After five consecutive victories, the Cowboys are the surprise team in the NFL — as strange as that sounds. The Cowboys were ranked 23rd in ?ESPN’s power rankings heading into the season with the arrow pointing straight

Coming off an impressive performance against the Atlanta Falcons, the Bears’ offense could get a further boost with the expected return of wide receiver Marquess Wilson from the injured reserve-designated for return list this week. Wilson, the 6-4, 184-pound second-year receiver from Washington State, suffered a broken clavicle early in training camp and was put

Devin Hester definitely has moved on. “Sometimes things are meant for a fresh start,” the former Bears kick returner said Wednesday in a conference call with Chicago-area reporters. “Kind of like a relationship. Sometimes you might be forced … and it’s not meant [to be]. Sometimes you just move on. And that’s the situation I’m

Jerry Angelo, the Bears’ general manager from 2001 to 2011, and his staff scouted Devin Hester and drafted him 57th overall in the 2006 draft after his junior year at Miami. Devin Hester still is the only player in NFL history to return the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl for a touchdown. But winning